We get our hands on Motorola's new Moto Maker, a custom website that lets you design how your Moto X will look, from its color to the amount of memory inside it. Unfortunately, the experience left us wondering if we deserved a custom phone at all!
President Obama's new initiative to connect remote schools to high-speed Internet sounds great, but it's bad for everyone who owns a cell phone. We're already being charged an average of 17.2 percent on each phone bill.
The ebook publishing industry is beginning to implement a new watermark on digital books that will allow them to track, and punish, those who legally purchase books, assuming their book somehow ends up on a piracy website.
If you're using Bitcoin on an Android phone or tablet, listen up: Your bitcoins are not safe. You need to follow these steps to update and re-secure your wallet, or risk Bitcoin thievery.
We recap and break down Gartner's latest quarterly sales figures for smartphones, smartphone manufacturers, and smartphone OSes. It's good news for Lenovo, Samsung, Android, and Windows Phone, but bad news for others.
Since it became illegal in the United States this January, phone unlocking has grown in popularity by leaps and bounds, according to a new report. Is this a good trend or are we all just acting out?
BlackBerry's board of directors issued a press release today saying that the company is looking into all "strategic alternatives" and that it's up for sale if the right buyer comes along.
LG has officially unveiled its flagship phone for 2013. The G2 has a 5.2-inch screen, a new button design, and a host of other new UI features. We're live at the NY event. Here are all of the details of LG's new phone.
The UK Department of Transport has pre-emptively banned Google Glass from use in the car. But why? If anything, Glass may be the safest new invention to ever come to the vehicle.
Samsung's Galaxy S4 Active is a good phone, but the way it's being advertised is irresponsible. Though it is water resistant, it's warranty doesn't cover water damage. We spoke with an AT&T manager who claims there may be more issues with its water protection.
We review Google’s new Nexus 7, it’s second foray into the 7-inch tablet market. Find out how the new tablet stacks up against Apple’s iPad Mini.
The new Android 4.3 update has a secret in store: It brings TRIM to Android devices, allowing them to speed up and keep their files in order more efficiently by actually deleting files that are supposed to be deleted.
Google's Chromecast appears to be a legitimate hit. Initial shipments of the device have sold out in Best Buy stores across the country, and in every online store it's available in.
A security exploit has been discovered that affects as many as 750 million SIM cards around the world. We contacted the major U.S. carriers and researchers to find out just how safe you actually are.
Google's new Chromecast can't do a lot yet, but at $35, it's already worth the investment. Could this small, cheap HDMI dongle revolutionize the TV set-top box market?
T-Mobile took a few good steps earlier this year, but no good deed goes unpunished. It's summer and that means it's time for wireless plans to get more expensive. This year, Verizon and AT&T are sneakier than ever.
We review the Galaxy S4 Active, Samsung’s new waterproof version of its flagship phone, exclusive to AT&T users. Does it have what it takes to compete?
BlackBerry's first big BB10 phone, the Z10, is not selling well. Only four months into its life, it's been discounted by major retailers. But it's a good phone. Here's what we think BlackBerry can do to gussy itself up and get ready for the next dance.
Sprint has unveiled new plans that offer an Unlimited Guarantee. Until the day you die, you will always have unlimited talk, text, and data on Sprint. Here's 10 reasons why that might not be such a good offer.
Everyone is getting all excited about T-Mobile, but for all its claims of honesty and simplicity, it's new Jump! program is complicated and kind of a ripoff. We do the math and explain exactly why.
We review the Xperia Z, Sony's latest attempt at crafting a popular flagship phone and it's first partnership with T-Mobile. Will a fancy design and waterproof case win us over?
Windows RT appears to be dead. With sales floundering, no devices on the horizon, and the lack of any direct mention at its Build keynote, Microsoft has acknowledged that people don't like the restrictive version of its new operating system. But is it gone for good?
Last week, Apple unveiled a brand new look and feel for iOS 7, but before its presentation ended, the Internet was up in arms about how bad the icons look. Here's why it doesn't matter.
News Republic has polled 8,000 of its readers and found that we're reading news more, but spending less time doing it. Results and a full infographic are attached.
MoviePass is offering Digital Trends readers a chance to win two 1-year subscriptions to its service, which is kind of like Netflix for movie theaters.
At WWDC, Apple unveiled iOS 7, which has a completely new flat look. The redesign is the first change to the iPhone's software since it debuted in 2007 and an acknowledgement by Apple that sometimes you have to fix what isn't broken.
